Barnstable inmate freed after guilty plea to heroin charges

A South Dennis man pleaded guilty Tuesday in Barnstable Superior Court to two counts of possession of heroin with intent to distribute stemming from an August 2012 police investigation in Yarmouth.

By AMY ANTHONY

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By AMY ANTHONY

Posted May. 28, 2014 at 2:00 AM
Updated May 28, 2014 at 6:26 AM

By AMY ANTHONY

Posted May. 28, 2014 at 2:00 AM
Updated May 28, 2014 at 6:26 AM

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BARNSTABLE — A South Dennis man pleaded guilty Tuesday in Barnstable Superior Court to two counts of possession of heroin with intent to distribute stemming from an August 2012 police investigation in Yarmouth.

Christopher Stone originally had pleaded not guilty at his Feb. 15 arraignment to two counts of trafficking heroin and two counts of conspiracy to violate drug laws. By agreement with the prosecution, Stone pleaded guilty to the reduced charge of possession with intent to distribute and the conspiracy charges were dropped.

Stone was sentenced to three years in the Barnstable County Correction Facility with 325 days to serve, the amount of time Stone has served since his arrest in 2012. The balance of his sentence will be suspended during three years of probation.

On Aug. 22, 2012, police executed a search warrant at a home in Yarmouth and discovered a safe containing heroin, Cape and Islands Assistant District Attorney Edward F.X. Lynch said in court Tuesday.

The owner of the safe, Anthony Martin, told police Stone had asked him to hold on to the heroin for him. A safe belonging to Martin's son, Isiah Martin, was found to contain heroin as well. Isiah Martin told police Stone had helped him purchase the drugs in Boston to sell.

Anthony and Isiah Martin each pleaded not guilty to one charge of trafficking heroin and one charge of conspiracy to violate drug laws at their Feb. 14 arraignments. Pretrial conferences for both are scheduled for July 21.

After being released on his own recognizance Tuesday, Stone could not contain a smile. He could be heard yelling, "I'm going home" outside the courtroom.

Stone is scheduled to return Friday to Barnstable Superior Court for the disposition of assault charges stemming from a May 2013 confrontation in South Yarmouth.